Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-28

Mr. Lombard $ new coat was the sub
ject of about 90 glasses of lemonade a
few evenings since.
Mr.. Powell and Henry Irwin, cousin OF
Jesse and John Irwin. are here visiting.
from Phillips county. Kas.
Sam Pratt. who lives south of Colby,
/ is back from Nebraska, where he has
been at work on the railroad.
NJ. Donelan has sold all his interest in
I Quickville to J. c. Stowell and Mr.. Fer
guson, of the firm of Hull & Ferguson.
Mr.. Mccormick starts large hardware
store in Manchester this week. He is a
gentleman full of life and of plenty of
means. The people will gladly patron
iZe him.
Ike Crumley and J. H. DUNCAN have
4 bought out Gillispie Bros meat market
and will conduct the business at the same
place They are gentlemen of business
and will have good trade.
Anyone jkngwing the whereabouts of
the dictionary belonging so District No.
4 will confer a great benefit en- the school
I by returning it to the court house.
8 Respectfully,
w. p SULLIVAN.
H. Il. Myers, of S-32, brought in a sam
/ pie of wheat 1t is well filled and will
yield 40 bushels per acre. 1t don't look
rs there was any drought here. and in fact
il is too wet. Come west. drouth strick-
en- Fasteners,
Colby is To have a residence boom
soon. Six of her bloods have taken Il
solemn oath to each take unto himself IA
wife and build handsome residence
The Heart aad Hand has been seen ly
ing around lately.
w. j. Howell. of Quickville. brought
In a bunch of White Russian Oats Tues
day They We're filled out remarkably
well and show that small grain is a sue
cess in Thomas county as well as corn.
+ He has : acres and a splendid yield is as
surcd
w. J. Howell's large stable was burned
Saturday night last. while he and family
were at Mr.. Halsey's where sickness of
some member of the family called them.
Loss $50 in farm implements etc In
suranee So. Mr. Howell and others
think it the work of an incendiary Fer
ret out the arsonist if it be arson.
Frank Parks has bought the land notice
organ of Sherman county. the Sherman
County Democrat. John H. Scott retir-
ing. His flight was high as long as he
controlled all the land notices. but when
they were divided his feathers dropped
suddenly with the above result
W. \. Lyon, a merchant of Fairbury.
Nebr.. was here last week visiting B. n
Bancroft, proprietor of the Thomas coun-
ty Nursery Last Saturday Messrs. Lyon
and Bancroft went to Russell Springs and
Mr. Lyon has made arrangements to put
i'm general merchandise store. and will
locate there permanently. He is much
pleased with Russell Springs prospects.
Antelope Williams reports that he kill
he'd one of the largest antelopeS the other
! day that was ever seen in the county. He
Says there is one popularity of the ante
Hope that is not common to other wild
animals that is: after they are shot thew
run long distance and then drop dead
and never move This one. he says. ran
1.-Two hundred yards after being shot thro'
tthe heart.
/ The following lectures will be deliver
ed before the Teachers Normal Institute
at the Armory in Colby at the specified
hines
History of the Political Parties in the
United States, w p Sullivan, Tuesday
night. Aug. > Law, as an Element of
Civilization, W. c. Porter, Thursday
night, Aug 4th. Self Culture. j. A. Gill;
Language Teaching. G. W. Goodsoe.
Monday night. Ang Sth. The Health of
fhe Community, as Influenced by the
Schools. DR.. Douglas August 18th. The
ectures are free. Everybody invited.